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Show DEAR DR. CURTIS: I have heard that a doctor can sometimes tell whether a baby has any defects by examining its umbilical cr.rd. True? An Unglamorous Disease By LINDSAY R. CURTIS, M.D. FOR WOMEN ONLY The phone on my desk rang and I picked up the receiver. Hello ... Dr. speaking. This 6CTH ANNIVERSARY tnt Mrs. Thomas L. Riddle, South, Wilt celebrate 60th their Wedding Anniversary on April 10, 1911. They w'll be honored at an open house sponsored by their children at the Kenwood 2nd Wa-- d, Cultural Hall, 3080 S 176S E , Salt Lake City, from to 5 30 pm. They were married In me Salt Lake Temple, April 12, 1911 Mrs. Riddle's maiden name was Florence King. They wa e both born and raised in Antimony, Utah. They ere the parents of 10 cnlldren, I boys and 2 girls, still living. They cordially Invite ell friends and relatives to amend. The tamly requests no gifts. Mr. 1898 E. 2990 r minutes later Tina with her mother. a pretty girl and pale. Is there a rest room around here? she asked timidly. "Ylj, I said, "right this A moment later I way. turned to her mother and she must have read the question in my eyes. Its been that way every 15 minutes the past couple of days, Alice said. She has to keep emptying i;er bladder and each time she complains about how much it boms and Twenty appeared She was extremely Curtis is Alice Smith, Doctor, the voice said. Its Tina. about our Shes in a lot of pain and her dad thinks maybe its appendicitis. Thats too bad, I said. Exactly where is the pain? Oh, down low. Mostly in her tummy and around to the side. Its even in her back a little. Could you oossibly see her? A HAD A PAIN examination An revealed pain near her appendix. But there was also pain on the right side of her back above the hip. The area was so tender she could scarcely stand to have it touched. In addition, Una had a temperature of 101 degrees and count was her elevated indicating an infection. Is it her appendix? Alice asked quietly. I dont really think so, I replied. Tm pretty sure its something less serious. But find well need to conduct a urinalysis. An examination of the urine specimen a short while later revealed the presence of nu- o Its good you came in because theyve been fighting a losing battle. AH, the irritation from that infection has caused the lining of your urinary tract to bleed. And the irrita Holst, your discomfort. 'Sulfa should have you feeling a lot better before bedtime. Bear in mind, however, that infections of the bladder or urinary tract require treatment well after the symptoms are gone to make certain cured. theyre completely Youll need to take medication regularly for the next 10 days or so. Tina smiled. Dont worry, Ill do it! 1 Cfr 7, 1971 be on the alert for related problems in the infant physician observes a cord with only one artery he should E.S, DEAR MRS. S.: Ordinarily the umbilical cord contains two arteries. If one is missing, the possibility of defects in the baby itself is also in- creased. It is estimated that about one per cent of all babies have a single artery in the umbilical cord, rather than the usual two, and that about 65 per cent of these infants suffer some abnormality. In consequence, when a FRUIT PUNCH 2 Half Gallons W at Your Neighborhood HEBER VALLEY MILK DEPOTS igawnem 30 LOCATIONS Pick a peck of perfect peppers. lender aid stings. that Tina had a tion , . . womans most common disease. A pretty severe one, though.' Thats why your body has been producing so many white blood cells. MRS. tion also explains most ef Wednesday, Ao DESERET NEWS, white-blood-c- terrific! Sweet Potato Pieces In Syrup" 2ck(tanl8i'n Louisiana Schilling Black Pepper vnr.'jis males all the difference in the world. . merous white blood cells and of red ones as a fair number welL UNGLAMOROUS CASE Tina, I said smiling, I hope you u'snt fed too bad, but it looks as if we wont he sending yon to Ihe hospital after all. Its just an unglam-oreu- s case of bladder infec US REPLACE YOUR OLD LET - DISHWASHER UNIT WITH A 4-h- l netn uiolfiA.' vo txccoramir ' Hormfel rof i- ihe vPyg' Whroeernnaaias been KITCHEN Aid LC!VU;T HOT WATER UNIT vjFWSr 4- This puts the soup on. .Ths KitchenAid gives you 190 water knob. Hot-wat- ii Z 5? fy iAi sWJrto ' 4 Stff? 8 1 V &&' .9 9 I t" er f Dispenser at the turn of a ( VF PLUS INSTALLATION KITCHENS & 1344 So. 2103 East APPLIANCES Pfor.3 4CS-81- 27 I4a Him ii n ii u ivnwiw wiww wbmw j imiTn Tim annumr wnaiiiil tmTerewlTuwi No other ham is numbered, registered and guaranteed. Curd 81. The worlds most nearly perfect ham. ' !Z-- : A nocnAur wskctzd ptoo tt |